coincided
Occurred at once
Coincided is the past tense of coincide, meaning to occur at the same time or occupy the same place.
Events coincide when they happen together: The festival coincided with my birthday.
Opinions or accounts coincide when they match or agree: Their stories coincided on every detail.
The word often implies either meaningful connection or mere chance overlap.
Occurring at the same time
- overlappedPartially covered another
- simultaneousHappening at same time
- concurrentHappening at once
- same timeIdentical moment occurring
aligned · converged · parallel · matched · intersected · dovetailed · corresponded · coexisted
Paired by similarity
- correspondedExchanged written messages
- agreedShared the same view
- accordedGave or granted formally
- harmonizedBrought into agreement
aligned · tallied · concurred · conformed · correlated · dovetailed · fit · meshed
Came upon someone
- crossed pathsEncountered by chance
- convergedCame to same point
- intersectedMet at a point
- came togetherGathered into one group
rendezvous · joined · united · merged · gathered · assembled · encountered · connected
synchronized
Occurring at the same time
- overlappedPartially covered another
- simultaneousHappening at same time
- concurrentHappening at once
same time · aligned · converged · parallel · matched · intersected · dovetailed · corresponded · coexisted · fell together
matched
Paired by similarity
- correspondedExchanged written messages
- agreedShared the same view
- accordedGave or granted formally
harmonized · aligned · tallied · concurred · conformed · correlated · dovetailed · fit · meshed · squared
met
Came upon someone
- crossed pathsEncountered by chance
- convergedCame to same point
- intersectedMet at a point
came together · rendezvous · joined · united · merged · gathered · assembled · encountered · connected · linked
coincidedstaggered
Shocked or unevenly spaced
diverged · preceded · alternated · followed · sequential
coincideddiffered
Was unlike another
disagreed · conflicted · contradicted · diverged · clashed
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